# Connacht GAA

Connacht GAA (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Chonnacht) or formally the Connacht Provincial Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association is the governing body for Gaelic games that are played in the province of Connacht, Ireland. It performs a supervisory and appeal role for the five County Boards within the province (listed below). Anomalously, it also exercises its functions for an additional two county boards that are not located in the province: London and New York. Teams from these administrative areas play in the Connacht Senior Football Championship.

## County boards

* Galway
* Leitrim
* Mayo
* Roscommon
* Sligo

## Football
### Provincial team

The Connacht provincial football team represents the province of Connacht in Gaelic football. The team competes in the Railway Cup.

#### Players

Players from the following county teams represent Connacht: Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo.

### Competitions
#### Inter-county

| Competition | Year | Champions | Title | Runners-up | Next edition |
| Connacht Senior Football Championship | 2022 | Galway | 47th | Roscommon | 2023 |
| Connacht Under-20 Football Championship | 2023 | Sligo | 2nd | Galway | 2024 |
| Connacht Minor Football Championship | 2022 | Mayo | 41st | Galway | 2023 |
| FBD Insurance League | 2023 | Mayo | 8th | Roscommon | 2024 |
| Inactive competitions ||||||||
| Connacht Junior Football Championship | 2019 | Galway | 22nd | Mayo | TBD |

#### Club

| Competition | Year | Champions | Title | Runners-up | Next edition |
| Connacht Senior Club Football Championship | 2022 | Moycullen | 1st | Tourlestrane | 2023 |
| Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship | 2022 | Dunmore MacHales | 1st | St Dominic’s | 2023 |
| Connacht Junior Club Football Championship | 2022 | Clifden | 1st | St. Ronan's | 2023 |

## Hurling
### Provincial team

The Connacht provincial hurling team represents the province of Connacht in hurling. The team competes in the Railway Cup.

#### Players

The Connact provincial team usually consists of 14 or 15 Galway players and perhaps one or two from the other counties.

### Competitions
#### Inter-county

| Competition | Year | Champions | Title | Runners-up | Next edition |
| Connacht Senior Hurling Championship | 1999 | Galway | 25th | Roscommon | TBD |
| Connacht Intermediate Hurling Championship | 2015 | Roscommon | 4th | Mayo | TBD |
| Connacht Junior Hurling Championship | 2004 | Mayo | 3rd | Sligo | TBD |
| Connacht Under-21 Hurling Championship | 2005 | Galway | 5th | | TBD |
| Connacht Minor Hurling Championship | 1989 | Galway | 26th | Roscommon | TBD |
| Connacht Senior Hurling League | 2023 | Galway | 1st | Roscommon | 2024 |
| Connacht Senior Hurling Shield | 2023 | New York | 1st | Leitrim | 2024 |
There is currently no Connacht hurling championship but the Connacht GAA board has had Senior and Junior Hurling Championships in the past. The game is very strong in Galway but much weaker in the other four counties of the province.

#### Club

| Competition | Year | Champions | Title | Runners-up | Next edition |
| Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship | 2007 | Portumna | 3rd | Ballina | TBD |
| Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship | 2022 | Tooreen | 4th | Killimor | 2023 |
| Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship | 2022 | Easkey Sea Blues | 1st | Ballygar | 2023 |

### Grades

| Championship | County team |
| Leinster SHC | Galway |
| Joe McDonagh Cup | None |
| Christy Ring Cup | Mayo |
| Christy Ring Cup | Sligo |
| Nicky Rackard Cup | Roscommon |
| Lory Meagher Cup | Leitrim |

## Camogie
### Gael Linn Cup

The Connacht camogie team won the premier representative competition in the women's team field sport of camogie, the Gael Linn Cup on four occasions in 1973, 1974, 2000 and 2008.

### Gael Linn Trophy

The Connacht provincial junior camogie team has won the Gael Linn Trophy on four occasions in 1981, 1995, 2006 and 2009.